At the Munster Senior Track & Field Championships in a very hot and sunny CIT yesterday there was a number of impressive performances from Bandon A.C athletes.
Mark O’Sullivan had a great run in the 1,500m and won Gold with about 30 meters to spare over 2nd place. Shane Howard was 2nd in the Long Jump and also placed 11th in the 100m. Patrick McSweeney won Silver in the Weight for Height and Bronze in both the Hammer and Weight for Distance as well as placing 4th in the Shot Putt. Rachel Roche won Bronze in the Javelin and placed 6th in the Discus.
Laura McSweeney was 4th in both the Shot Putt and Hammer. Danny Allen placed 5th in the 400m and 9th in the 200m.
Well done to all.
Munster Juvenile T&F
On Sat 7th & Sun 8th June some of Bandon ACs younger athletes competed in the Munster U9-U11 team competition and U12-U13 individual competition. Despite the changing weather of sunshine,
thundery showers, thunder and even lightening, there were several personal bests and some fine performances by these athletes.
The U9-U11 group brought home 25 team and individual medals, and also had 4 winning relay teams. The U12-U13 group won 7 individual medals. As the standard was very high, this was a very impressive medal haul for the Club. The athletes medaled in a variety of areas including sprints, distance, relays, long jump, javelin and turbo javelin. It is worth mentioning that Bandon athletes medaled in every age group, from U9 all the way up to U13, in javelin and turbo javelin, resulting in 14 medals in this area alone – a fantastic achievement.
The U9-U11s are in action again on June 21st at the All Irelands in Tullamore. The U12-U13s who qualified will compete in All Irelands in July. A big thank you to all coaches and parents who travelled over the two days. The team spirit was just as evident amongst the adults, with everyone chipping in with gazebos, chairs, tents, tea and jellies, making us all as comfortable as possible – one big happy family! Well done Bandon AC. Full results on Munster Site.
Well done Phil.
At the EAP meet in Geneva, Phil Healy ran a big personal best in the 100m of 11.53 improving on her previous best of 11.63, this time is inside the qualification standard for the European Track and Field Championships in Zurich in August.
Well done to Phil.
Well done Laura
A big well done to club member Laura McSweeney who last weekend competed as part of the Irish team at the World Drug Free Powerlifting Association Single Lift Championships in Dusseldorf.
She competed in the Bench Press and Deadlift and claimed the title of World Champion in her age group in both events and also set a new age group World record in the Deadlift.
Laura got a great reception at training last Wed when she arrived with her trophies.
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Weekend events
On Sat is the Munster Juvenile relays in CIT and there will be a large number of Bandon teams involved.
On Sun is the Munster Senior Track & Field Championships and in action will be; Danny Allen, Shane Howard, Laura McSweeney, Patrick McSweeney and Rachel Roche.
While further afield Phil Healy will be competing in the EAP meet in Geneva, Switzerland on Saturday
Wishing all the best of luck on Sat and Sun.
Munster selection
A number of club members have been selected for the Munster Team for the upcoming Tailteann Interprovincial Games on Saturday 21st June in Santry. This event functions as a trial for the Irish Schools team so hopefully some of these athletes can progress and earn Irish vests.
Among those who will be competing are; Emma Young, Erin Kingston, Sally Smith, Joey Henchy, James French, Colin Deane and Travis Coomey.
Wishing them all the best of the luck on the day
Info and timetable on Munster Schools site
European Junior Club Championships
Bandon AC has been selected on the basis of last years results in National Junior competitions to send a boys and girls team to compete in the European Junior Club Championship in Portual in Sept.
This is a fantastic opportunity for our young athletes to experience this international event representing our club against clubs from other countries.
There will be a number of fund raising activities to help defray the cost of the trip, so hoping all club members will get involved and support these activities.
First fundraising event will be a Quiz Night on 27th June 9pm at the Rugby Club.
Here’s a link to the official European Athletics web site for this event:
Provisional Entries for Munsters
See list of provisional entries for Munster Juvenile U14-19 Championships which are being held in CIT on 28th/29th June.
Recent Road Races
Report on recent road races by David Craig
Ballyandreen 5 Mile 22 may 2014,
This was the first race in the Ballycotton summer series. 654 runners took part. Tom Laffan finished 26th in 29:23 giving him 2nd place in the over 45s category.
Cork BHAA John Buckleys 5k 27/5/14.
This popular race was held on the flat marina circuit in Cork City and had 960 runners taking part. Bandon AC had a number of members running this race representing their various business.There were many fine performances, Kevin Wilmot finished 13th in 16:17, Tom Laffan was 3rd over 45 in 17:23, Ronnie Barry 176th in 19:38. Well to All Bandon AC members who competed.
Old Abbey AC 5k 30/5/14
72 Runners took part in this undulating 5k race in Goggins Hill near Ballinhassig.
David Craig finished 5th in 18:23, and Emmet Callan 22th in 23:25.
Belle of Ballincollig 5k 5/6/14
This race saw 264 runners taking part. Conditions were a little breezy but still a lovely evening for a road race. The race started and finished in Ballincollig Gaa grounds. Pauline Callan was 2nd female over 40 in 22:39 and David Craig was 9th in 1735.
Cork City Marathon 2nd June 2014.
Well done to all Bandon AC members who took part in the Cork City Marathon, Half Marathon and relays held on the 2/6/14, some great performances in all three events. Full results can be seen on the Cork Running Blog.
Cork City Marathon Details..
